I have been having a severe constant pain
in my upper right quadrant. I have shown
markers for Crohn's Disease, some
inflammation in colon, doc doesn't think
its Crohn's. Had an ultrasound on my gall
bladder, all is fine. Could this just be
IBS, even if the pain is in 1 specific
spot? Pain is severe, comes for a week,
leaves for a day, worse at night and in
the morning. I am scheduled for a HIDA and
a capsule endo. Please let me know any
input. I have been reading on all
digestive disorders and my symptoms aren't
exactly just one!
There aren’t specific laboratory tests
that can confirm or exclude Crohn’s
disease. Crohn’s disease can be
confirmed or excluded only via endoscopy
(a capsule endo) combined with a biopsy
and patho-histological interpretation.
HIDA-scans are used for evaluation of the
gallbladder function. Billiary dyskinesia,
for example, is diagnosed with HIDA. If
everything comes out normal and no
structural damages are found, then the
remaining diagnostic possibility is
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS is
functional disorder of the intestines
without structural damage present.
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